Trust Ha'aretz to Give Away the Houses
Of course:
There is also the possibility under discussion to demolish the buildings right after they are evacuated to prevent radical rightists from taking over the structures and refusing to leave. If the Palestinians don't want the houses, let them demolish them. The Israeli security forces should devote their efforts to foiling any attempt by disengagement opponents to occupy the abandoned properties. It would be a very serious mistake by the government to leave behind scorched earth. The image of an Israeli bulldozer on the rubble of a house does not fit in well with the thousands of words being said about aspirations for turning the historic withdrawal into a lever to rehabilitate the trust between Israel and the Palestinians.
The image of Hamas radicals dancing and raising the Palestinian flag over the homes from which have just been ethnically cleansed of Jews does not fit in well with the idea that Israel is in control of the disengagement. And making Palestinians believe that they've defeated Israel through violence would be a disaster.
UPDATE: Damnit!
There is also the possibility under discussion to demolish the buildings right after they are evacuated to prevent radical rightists from taking over the structures and refusing to leave. If the Palestinians don't want the houses, let them demolish them. The Israeli security forces should devote their efforts to foiling any attempt by disengagement opponents to occupy the abandoned properties. It would be a very serious mistake by the government to leave behind scorched earth. The image of an Israeli bulldozer on the rubble of a house does not fit in well with the thousands of words being said about aspirations for turning the historic withdrawal into a lever to rehabilitate the trust between Israel and the Palestinians.
The image of Hamas radicals dancing and raising the Palestinian flag over the homes from which have just been ethnically cleansed of Jews does not fit in well with the idea that Israel is in control of the disengagement. And making Palestinians believe that they've defeated Israel through violence would be a disaster.
UPDATE: Damnit!
